The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir has promised to provide the needed security for his former deputy, Riek Machar who is now in exile.
President Kiir has in a radio interview invited the rebel leader to return home as he seeks to end hostilities between them.
He is quoted by the Netherlands-based Radio Tamazuj website as saying that “I said you bring Riek Machar to Juba here. Bring him to Juba and I will guarantee his safety, and I will protect him with the national army. If you don’t believe me, the RPF [Regional Protection Force] is here. You bring the RPF to take charge of the security of Riek Machar in Juba.”
“Nobody would believe that I would call for Riek to be brought, but I said bring him because Riek is a citizen of SouthSudan… What we are doing here is forgiveness… Riek is a citizen of South Sudan and he will return,” President Kiir said.
Both men fell out shortly after leading the country to gain independence sparking a civil war in 2016 as troops of Mr. Machar and President Kiir clashed claiming many lives and displacing several.
Mr. Machar then fled the country and efforts to restore peace to the country and stop fighting have not been very successful yet.
Source: Africafeeds.com
